The Java Community Process (JCP) is the mechanism by which the Java community develops standard technical specifications for Java technology. For more information, refer to our overview page.

Executive Committee Elections Voting in 2009 elections is complete. Results from the election voting period: Oct 21st - Nov 4th 2009: SE/EE EC Ratified seats: Doug Lea, IBM, Oracle, HP, and Fujitsu Open Seat Election: Tim Peierls ME EC Ratified seats: T-Mobile, Siemens, Vodafone, AT&T, and SK Telecom Open Seat Election: Jacob Feldman read more...   2009 EC Statistics The 2009 EC Statistics are available for review.   PMO Summer Newsletter Here is your Summer 2009 edition of the Java Community Process (sm) (JCP sm) Program Management Office (PMO) Newsletter.   Transparency Case Study: Development Although the Expert Group in the Java Community Process (JCP) program is always the Spec Lead's primary source of input, JSRs that are developed in a transparent fashion also draw on the knowledge and experience of Observers, the Community, and the Public. Here are brief case studies of Spec Leads who are effectively gathering input from their Expert Groups and beyond.

JavaOne Meetup Report The JCP community had plenty of opportunities to hang out together, starting with the first-ever transparency workshop. Read more here...   Enhanced JCP program 2.7 announced The Java Community ProcessSM (JCPSM) Program Management Office (PMO) and Executive Committees (EC) announced the maintenance release of JavaTM Specification Request (JSR) 215, JCP program version 2.7. Read more about the improved process here. If you're interested in a summary of how these changes will affect you, read this page.   New jcp.org! The JCP Program Management Office (PMO) launched a new version of jcp.org on 16 June 2009. Click the link for a summary of the changes and an overview on how to use the site.   2009 JCP Awards Click here to read about the 7th Annual JCP Program Awards and the list of nominees. Click here to view the list of award winners.

JSR Updates

New JSRs Early Draft Reviews JSR 327, Dynamic Contents Delivery Service API for Java ME JSR 329, Portlet 2.0 Bridge for JavaServer Faces 1.2 Specification JSR 330, Dependency Injection for Java Public Reviews

Proposed Final Draft JSR 301, Portlet Bridge Specification for JavaServer Faces JSR 309, Media Server Control API Final Release Maintenance Reviews